Bullet Proof 22 Gasification Rocket Stove

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The draft is very poor (or non-existent) for a "rocket stove". Flames backed out to the feed area and flames were smokey after running for several minutes.. The "wood gasifier" feature also did not work at all, there was no evidence of hotter flame at the top of the chimney, plus lots of sooty smoke. I sent this feedback to SHTFandGo. They wanted me to keep the stove and claimed that it may have been defective. Sent it back for a refund, Amazon policy is full refund for defective products (otherwise it would have been a 50% restocking fee.)

The media could not be loaded.  This is my favorite stove yet. It is compact, durable, and yet built to last. I like that it is built in the USA. I can use stick, twigs and even pellets. I like that I don't have buy fuel if I don't want to. I was able to get it lite easily. I just had had to make sure I started with dry stick and twigs. Once started I could add slightly damp wood. I was able to make my coffee and breakfast with a small amount of stick and twigs or use pellets if I could not find any stick or twigs. I would highly recommend this stove. I do recommend getting some fire starter like Strike-A-Fire because it definitely helped start the wood pellets and kindling really quickly especially when it got windy. Definitely worked better than my back pack stove in windy condition and I did not have to buy any propane or white gas. I was able to cool the stove down quickly with water. I am thinking of buying the stove mantel and griddle later on. I like the ability to add features to the stove like the pellet hopper in the future.

This is a nifty little stove, and the chute's adaptability to wood pellets or just plain old sticks is a nifty feature. I was a little annoyed that it seemed to not quite completely combust the wood-gas, which would result in heavy soot accumulation on the bottom of your pots (unless you soaped them up before hand). Other wood gas stoves, like the Biolite or EILA models burn cleaner, but they are not as sturdy as this little stove, which is pretty much "Bulletproof!"

What I got seemed good, it was just incomplete. Mine was missing the top section. I did unfold and assemble it all (what I got at least) and it seemed ok. Did not get to try it. I sent it back - sorry to say.Ended up getting a different "slot and tab" assembly stove on Amazon, which seemed a little heavier (which is good or bad depending on how you look at things). I really wanted to try the gassification stove, but.... just didn't work out.

My friend brought his camping with us. Smoked bad.. great engineering but needs more air flow that's all.. do that and this stove will be everywere